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Bridge the gap between talent & career

With your support, we can scale the roadmap to success. Empower talented individuals from immigrant and low-income backgrounds with the skills and social capital to launch their professional journey today.

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2,556+

individuals served   
since 2015

individuals served   since 2015

92%

report feeling career-ready
after the program

report feeling career-ready after the program

55%

secured higher-paying,  
career-aligned roles

secured higher-paying,  career-aligned roles

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Bridge the gap between talent & career

Become a volunteer

2,556+

individuals served   since 2015

55%

secured higher-paying,  career-aligned roles

92%

report feeling career-ready after the program

Monthly

Give once

$25

$50

$100

Funds one coaching session

Custom Amount

Donate now →

32 interns still need your support

Acknowledging our esteemed contributors

4.0 schools
4.0 schools
AEO Foundation
AEO Foundation
Airbnb
Airbnb
Communitas America
Communitas America
CACF40
CACF40
CCNSF
CCNSF
Colgate Palmolive
Colgate Palmolive
Comic Relief
Comic Relief
G4GC
G4GC
Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring
CSAA
CSAA
EGF
EGF
FCNY
FCNY
Nirmal Jhunjhunwala
Nirmal Jhunjhunwala

4.0 schools
AEO Foundation
Airbnb
Communitas America
CACF40
CCNSF
Colgate Palmolive
Comic Relief
G4GC
Crowell & Moring
CSAA
EGF
FCNY
Nirmal Jhunjhunwala

Flushing Bank
Flushing Bank
L’oreal Paris
L’oreal Paris
Maspath Town Hall
Maspath Town Hall
Mentor
Mentor
NYSCAREFORCOMMS
NYSCAREFORCOMMS
NYWF
NYWF
Patrina Foundation
Patrina Foundation
PEOPLE INC
PEOPLE INC
Planned Parenthood NY
Planned Parenthood NY
POL
POL
UP Foundation
UP Foundation
VELA
VELA
Visit.org
Visit.org
Prasanna & Ranjana
Prasanna & Ranjana

Flushing Bank
L’oreal Paris
Maspath Town Hall
Mentor
NYSCAREFORCOMMS
NYWF
Patrina Foundation
PEOPLE INC
Planned Parenthood NY
POL
UP Foundation
VELA
Visit.org
Prasanna & Ranjana

Ousmane has the ambition; your support provides the roadmap.   By investing today in the social capital and skills of talented individuals, you are developing tomorrow’s leaders.

The career gap is real

Many people make critical career decisions without the access, guidance, or networks needed to succeed.

50%

People would choose a different career

10×

Networking increases job chances up to

~3

years

Of lost income and career progress

The career gap is real

Many people make critical career decisions without the access, guidance, or networks needed to succeed.

50%

People would choose a different career

10×

Networking increases job chances up to

~3

years

Of lost income and career progress

The career gap is real

Many people make critical career decisions without the access, guidance, or networks needed to succeed.

50%

People would choose a different career

10×

Networking increases job chances up to

~3

years

Of lost income and career progress

From ambition to career with a clear bridge

10 years of turning professional barriers into an accessible pathway, providing the skills and social capital needed to launch a lasting career.

01 — THE COMMUNITY

Diverse roots.
One shared path forward.

Our future leaders come from over 79 countries, arriving with talent, drive, and stories that belong in America's next generation of workplaces. Nearly 60% are still learning English when they walk in.

Top Countries represented

Dominican Republic (195)

Ecuador (113)

China (39)

Mexico (39)

01 — THE COMMUNITY

Diverse roots.
One shared path forward.

Top Countries represented

Dominican Republic (195)

Ecuador (113)

China (39)

Mexico (39)

World

City

State

World

City

State

02 — THE BARRIER

Talent isn't the gap. Access is.

Our future leaders arrive with ambition and ability. What they don't arrive with is a network the quiet machinery that turns talent into a career. 80% of first jobs come through personal and professional connections most immigrant families don't have yet.

02 — THE BARRIER

Talent isn't the gap. Access is.

03 — THE SKILLS

Three skills that open   every door.

Three skills that open every door.

SpeakHire builds the full suite of career-ready skills employers look for professional communication, leadership, and career-strategy. These five surfaced again and again in what our interns say changed their lives.

Top skills gained at SpeakHire

Professional Communication

Career-strategy

Leadership

“Before SpeakHire, I thought building a future here was impossible. But with this program, I found the confidence and skills to become a leader.”

Alison Aueaneela

“Before SpeakHire, I thought building a future here was impossible. But with this program, I found the confidence and skills to become a leader.”

Alison Aueaneela

“Before SpeakHire, I thought building a future here was impossible. But with this program, I found the confidence and skills to become a leader.”

Alison Aueaneela

04 — THE OUTCOMES

Confidence leads to careers.

SPEAKHIRE reshapes how participants see their potential.   When a clear roadmap replaces uncertainty, they gain the confidence to speak, apply, and get hired. They aren't just changing their own lives. Their whole family feels the shift.

70+

Countries represented

Countries
represented

3,000+

Participants served since launch

5,400+

Career development session delivered

85%

are happy with their Champion match

Every leader’s story begins with someone who showed up for them

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Every leader’s story begins with someone who showed up for them

Donate now

Become a volunteer

We support, prepare
& empower all kind

Our mission is to equip individuals from immigrant families with career-ready skills, professional mentors called Champions, building the social capital they need to thrive in the workforce.

We create leaders by

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Supporting access to the right resources and guidance

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Preparing students with practical, career-ready skills

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Empowering pathways to internships and early career opportunities

Through these programs:

Pathway Days

SPEAKHIRE Seminars

Leadership Courses

Foundational Year

Symposiums

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

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Whether you're a foundation, corporate partner, or community organization we'll walk you through our model, our outcomes, and how we can align with your goals.